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Re: No 3.5mm audio jack? said by hottboiinnc:yes Google doesn't allow some apps. Such as the device being thethered. You should know that by now since it was covered before on the last GoogleOS phone. But since it was a Google product it was okay and doesn't need any gov't regulation such as the iPhone. You are wrong with your semantics. Google doesn't allow tethered apps in the Google market place, but since Google market is one of many places to get apps for the Android you can easily get the tethered apps from a number of legitimate places. The Android market place is not centralized under one roof like Apple's iPhone, and Google has no problem if you get your apps from some other market place, but it is better to get your apps from Android Market place because then you have some quality assurance. |
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| you should read the news on here then. it even says TM doesn't allow it. |
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| said by hottboiinnc:you should read the news on here then. it even says TM doesn't allow it. I don't know what you're reading "the news on here".
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| Maybe you missed this sentence, "Yeah, smart users can still install tethering apps on their own with a little elbow grease", which is what we've been saying before you came in this thread with FUD and misinformation.
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| you may still be able to do it but the fact is they STLL PULLED THE APP!
and no its NOT FUD! It's fact GOOGLE PULLED THE APP. |
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| said by hottboiinnc:you may still be able to do it but the fact is they STLL PULLED THE APP! and no its NOT FUD! It's fact GOOGLE PULLED THE APP. Doesn't matter because it can still be installed & used, iPhone fanboy.
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| LMAO! iPhone fanboy? LMAO!
Sorry i don't use Apple Products, nor do i use Google Products. As for phone service I use Boost/Nextel. How is that a fanboy of Apple? LMAO!
Hell i wouldn't touch that iPhone nor G1 or G2 with a ten foot pole. Especially after dealing with both ATT Wireless/Mobility and T-Mobile.
And it does matter. Google pulled that app which makes them NO better than Apple. The only difference is Google for NOW lets you reinstall it. But also reserves the right to disable your device if you read that article. Now, how is that fair for the customer/consumer and any better than Apple? |
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said by hottboiinnc:you may still be able to do it but the fact is they STLL PULLED THE APP! and no its NOT FUD! It's fact GOOGLE PULLED THE APP. I see it the similarity in the situations. Do you see the difference in the situations?
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| I don't see what Google did any different than Apple. Both pulled Applications from their stores because either they or the Carrier did NOT want them on the network/being offered.
But Google fanboys don't have a problem with it. But when it comes to another company that does the same thing all of a sudden there are problems with it being done. Regardless if you can still download and install the product. It comes down to the fact that both companies pulled applications due to they did not what it for what ever reason! AFTER it was already on the store and being offered.
And google takes it farther by saying they can disable the phone or installing unapproved applications? WTF! you bought the damn paper weight what gives them the right to brick it? Apple doesn't do that they just want a law on their side.
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| Where does it say Google can brick a phone?
Google can do what ever it wants on their app store because you CAN get things outside. They don't have a monopoly regarding where you can get/download/buy apps.
Apple SHOULD NOT be able to pull apps because you CAN'T get things outside. Apple DOES have a monopoly on where you can get/download/buy apps. Jail breaking wouldn't even be possible without a 3rd party team constantly working to destroy Apple.
Do you still not understand this?
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said by hottboiinnc:And google takes it farther by saying they can disable the phone or installing unapproved applications? WTF! you bought the damn paper weight what gives them the right to brick it? Apple doesn't do that they just want a law on their side. Google doesn't take it farther since Apple can disable apps remotely, too. But that's not an evil thing. As far as I know, neither Apple nor Google have used this capability.
Here's the policy that you're referencing, and note that it only applies to stuff you see in the Android Market"
Product Removals: From time to time, Google may discover a Product on the Market that violates the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement or other legal agreements, laws, regulations or policies. In such an instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from your Device at its sole discretion. If that occurs Google will make reasonable efforts to recover the purchase price of the Product, if any, from the originating Developer on your behalf. If Google is unable to recover the full amount of the purchase price, it will divide any recovered amounts between the affected users on a pro rata basis. This reminds me of the kerfuffle that Amazon finds itself in over the Kindle and 1984 and some other title. Users are so angry, I bet that they wish they had that decision to make all over again! But that was a copyright flap. What should Amazon do if one of their ebooks caused something to execute that damaged the Kindle. Or what should Google do if one of their Android Market apps ran code that damaged the phone? And we know what Apple could do (and should do) if one of their apps begins to go postal - blacklist it. Beyond that, Apple seems to be leaving existing installs of AppStore-removed titles alone. I haven't heard of anything disappearing from Androids, either.
So far, I can't name any applications that Google has forcibly removed using the above policy. (Can you?) Until then, the worst we can do is "we'll see when it happens."
Here's the big difference: As far as I can tell, Android doesn't need a "jailbreak" to run "unapproved" 3rd-party apps, Apple does.
By the way, thanks for pointing that removal clause out. I wasn't aware of it. I was aware of Apple's blacklist (and I've seen similar registry entries in MS Mobile). After thinking this through, I have to hope that they're well-intended but we'll see if and how they're actually used.
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